Montana · Elk · District 700

Montana elk b licence 700-00

How many people put this elk b licencefirst and how many of them drew it — year by year, separately for each of the four pools Montana draws, and separately at every bonus point level. Every figure comes from a Fish, Wildlife & Parks report linked at the foot of this page.

What the 2026 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 300 on 700-00 in 2026 and drew 300 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 2 nonresident landowner applicants put it first and 2 drew, 100.00%; 11 resident landowner applicants put it first and 11 drew, 100.00%; 295 nonresident applicants put it first and 28 drew, 9.49%; 1,367 resident applicants put it first and 259 drew, 18.95%.

Published in 13 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2014 to 2026.

Drawing pool

First-choice success rate, by pool and year

The rate is the first-choice applicants in a pool who drew, divided by the first-choice applicants in that pool. Both are exact integers FWP printed in the same row, and it is the measure the department's own drawing statistics tool publishes: "the percentage of 1st choice applicants that were successful". A dash means nobody in that pool applied, so the draw answered nothing — absent, not nought.
Year	Pool	Pool cap	Put it first	Drew on first choice	First-choice success rate	Put it 2nd or 3rd	Drew on 2nd or 3rd
2026	Nonresident	30	295	28	9.49%	98	0
2026	Resident	300	1,367	259	18.95%	564	0
2026	Nonresident landowner	30	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2026	Resident landowner	45	11	11	100.00%	—	—
2025	Nonresident	70	245	70	28.57%	131	0
2025	Resident	700	1,277	619	48.47%	540	0
2025	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2025	Resident landowner	105	11	11	100.00%	—	—
2024	Nonresident	70	270	62	22.96%	129	0
2024	Resident	700	1,258	625	49.68%	557	0
2024	Nonresident landowner	70	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2024	Resident landowner	105	10	10	100.00%	—	—
2023	Nonresident	70	240	68	28.33%	113	0
2023	Resident	700	1,235	622	50.36%	379	0
2023	Nonresident landowner	70	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2023	Resident landowner	105	8	8	100.00%	—	—
2022	Nonresident	70	202	66	32.67%	109	0
2022	Resident	700	1,195	624	52.22%	419	0
2022	Nonresident landowner	70	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2022	Resident landowner	105	9	9	100.00%	—	—
2021	Nonresident	70	266	70	26.32%	90	0
2021	Resident	700	1,423	625	43.92%	315	0
2021	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	105	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2020	Nonresident	70	184	69	37.50%	53	0
2020	Resident	700	1,279	619	48.40%	272	0
2020	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	105	12	12	100.00%	—	—
2019	Nonresident	70	167	68	40.72%	37	0
2019	Resident	700	1,080	625	57.87%	255	0
2019	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	105	7	7	100.00%	—	—
2018	Nonresident	70	181	69	38.12%	28	0
2018	Resident	700	1,136	619	54.49%	235	0
2018	Nonresident landowner	70	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	105	11	11	100.00%	—	—
2017	Nonresident	70	183	70	38.25%	38	0
2017	Resident	700	1,166	621	53.26%	284	0
2017	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2017	Resident landowner	105	9	9	100.00%	—	—
2016	Nonresident	70	212	68	32.08%	19	0
2016	Resident	700	1,304	620	47.55%	261	0
2016	Nonresident landowner	70	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2016	Resident landowner	105	11	11	100.00%	—	—
2015	Nonresident	70	228	70	30.70%	14	0
2015	Resident	700	1,310	615	46.95%	325	0
2015	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2015	Resident landowner	105	15	15	100.00%	—	—
2014	Nonresident	70	221	68	30.77%	15	0
2014	Resident	700	1,356	623	45.94%	286	0
2014	Nonresident landowner	70	0	0	—	—	—
2014	Resident landowner	105	9	9	100.00%	—	—

Pool cap is FWP's own QTA column, and it is a ceiling rather than an allocation. The resident regular cap equals the overall quota; the nonresident caps are ten per cent of it and cover landowner and regular nonresidents together; the resident landowner cap is fifteen per cent. The department states plainly that the ceiling is not a floor: "although the nonresident quotas are set at 10%, that entire quota may not be drawn by nonresidents", and that if every resident applicant draws, nonresidents may go over ten per cent.

Landowner rows are a different drawing, not a subset of the one below them.Landowner preference is the first stage, worth up to fifteen per cent of the quota to resident landowners, and its applicants are counted apart from the regular pool throughout. FWP publishes the landowner pools at first choice only, which is why their second and third columns are dashes rather than noughts.

Draw rate at each bonus point level

One row per bonus point level per pool per year, exactly as FWP's Detailed Bonus Point report publishes it. The rate is that level's successes divided by its applications — both exact integers in the same printed row.
Year	Pool	Bonus points	Applied	Drew	Drew at this level
2026	Nonresident	0	51	0	0.00%
2026	Nonresident	1	109	5	4.59%
2026	Nonresident	2	74	9	12.16%
2026	Nonresident	3	36	6	16.67%
2026	Nonresident	4	20	8	40.00%
2026	Nonresident	5	3	0	0.00%
2026	Nonresident	6	2	0	0.00%
2026	Resident	0	354	21	5.93%
2026	Resident	1	613	92	15.01%
2026	Resident	2	282	84	29.79%
2026	Resident	3	88	41	46.59%
2026	Resident	4	19	13	68.42%
2026	Resident	5	8	7	87.50%
2026	Resident	6	1	0	0.00%
2026	Resident	7	2	1	50.00%
2026	Nonresident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2026	Nonresident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	0	7	7	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	1	3	3	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2025	Nonresident	0	58	4	6.90%
2025	Nonresident	1	90	15	16.67%
2025	Nonresident	2	50	20	40.00%
2025	Nonresident	3	36	22	61.11%
2025	Nonresident	4	8	7	87.50%
2025	Nonresident	6	3	2	66.67%
2025	Resident	0	323	71	21.98%
2025	Resident	1	557	233	41.83%
2025	Resident	2	281	209	74.38%
2025	Resident	3	81	72	88.89%
2025	Resident	4	26	25	96.15%
2025	Resident	5	7	7	100.00%
2025	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2025	Resident	10	1	1	100.00%
2025	Resident landowner	0	6	6	100.00%
2025	Resident landowner	1	4	4	100.00%
2025	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2024	Nonresident	0	57	4	7.02%
2024	Nonresident	1	113	18	15.93%
2024	Nonresident	2	66	22	33.33%
2024	Nonresident	3	17	6	35.29%
2024	Nonresident	4	14	9	64.29%
2024	Nonresident	5	1	1	100.00%
2024	Nonresident	7	2	2	100.00%
2024	Resident	0	359	104	28.97%
2024	Resident	1	579	267	46.11%
2024	Resident	2	238	181	76.05%
2024	Resident	3	65	57	87.69%
2024	Resident	4	12	11	91.67%
2024	Resident	5	4	4	100.00%
2024	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2024	Nonresident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2024	Nonresident landowner	1	2	2	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	1	6	6	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	1	108	24	22.22%
2023	Nonresident	2	44	21	47.73%
2023	Nonresident	3	20	15	75.00%
2023	Nonresident	4	5	5	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	8	1	1	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	not stated	62	2	3.23%
2023	Resident	1	574	288	50.17%
2023	Resident	2	204	161	78.92%
2023	Resident	3	64	61	95.31%
2023	Resident	4	13	13	100.00%
2023	Resident	5	2	2	100.00%
2023	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident	not stated	377	96	25.46%
2023	Nonresident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2023	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident landowner	1	4	4	100.00%
2023	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	1	83	18	21.69%
2022	Nonresident	2	34	21	61.76%
2022	Nonresident	3	15	15	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	4	1	1	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	5	1	1	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	not stated	68	10	14.71%
2022	Resident	1	493	246	49.90%
2022	Resident	2	233	193	82.83%
2022	Resident	3	77	74	96.10%
2022	Resident	4	12	12	100.00%
2022	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident	not stated	379	98	25.86%
2022	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident landowner	1	3	3	100.00%
2022	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	0	126	34	26.98%
2021	Nonresident	1	34	7	20.59%
2021	Nonresident	2	15	11	73.33%
2021	Nonresident	3	1	1	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	4	1	1	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	6	1	1	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	88	15	17.05%
2021	Resident	0	603	244	40.46%
2021	Resident	1	219	130	59.36%
2021	Resident	2	69	58	84.06%
2021	Resident	3	11	11	100.00%
2021	Resident	4	5	5	100.00%
2021	Resident	5	2	2	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	514	175	34.05%
2021	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2021	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	91	25	27.47%
2020	Nonresident	1	25	9	36.00%
2020	Nonresident	2	8	7	87.50%
2020	Nonresident	3	3	3	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	4	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	56	24	42.86%
2020	Resident	0	559	239	42.75%
2020	Resident	1	205	145	70.73%
2020	Resident	2	39	36	92.31%
2020	Resident	3	6	6	100.00%
2020	Resident	4	3	3	100.00%
2020	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	466	189	40.56%
2020	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	1	2	2	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	not stated	7	7	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	76	20	26.32%
2019	Nonresident	1	27	18	66.67%
2019	Nonresident	2	8	4	50.00%
2019	Nonresident	3	3	3	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	53	23	43.40%
2019	Resident	0	472	242	51.27%
2019	Resident	1	180	136	75.56%
2019	Resident	2	49	47	95.92%
2019	Resident	3	7	7	100.00%
2019	Resident	4	2	1	50.00%
2019	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	369	191	51.76%
2019	Resident landowner	not stated	7	7	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	69	21	30.43%
2018	Nonresident	1	24	12	50.00%
2018	Nonresident	2	13	12	92.31%
2018	Nonresident	3	1	1	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	4	2	2	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	72	21	29.17%
2018	Resident	0	486	231	47.53%
2018	Resident	1	189	139	73.54%
2018	Resident	2	50	49	98.00%
2018	Resident	3	6	5	83.33%
2018	Resident	not stated	405	195	48.15%
2018	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	9	9	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	0	61	20	32.79%
2017	Nonresident	1	26	10	38.46%
2017	Nonresident	2	9	7	77.78%
2017	Nonresident	3	7	4	57.14%
2017	Nonresident	not stated	80	29	36.25%
2017	Resident	0	450	200	44.44%
2017	Resident	1	197	147	74.62%
2017	Resident	2	63	55	87.30%
2017	Resident	3	13	12	92.31%
2017	Resident	4	2	2	100.00%
2017	Resident	not stated	441	205	46.49%
2017	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	not stated	7	7	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	0	65	16	24.62%
2016	Nonresident	1	36	19	52.78%
2016	Nonresident	2	10	5	50.00%
2016	Nonresident	3	4	4	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	not stated	97	24	24.74%
2016	Resident	0	501	207	41.32%
2016	Resident	1	215	146	67.91%
2016	Resident	2	64	51	79.69%
2016	Resident	3	16	15	93.75%
2016	Resident	4	2	2	100.00%
2016	Resident	not stated	506	199	39.33%
2016	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	not stated	9	9	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	0	83	16	19.28%
2015	Nonresident	1	31	16	51.61%
2015	Nonresident	2	14	8	57.14%
2015	Nonresident	not stated	100	30	30.00%
2015	Resident	0	553	247	44.67%
2015	Resident	1	217	142	65.44%
2015	Resident	2	62	49	79.03%
2015	Resident	3	8	7	87.50%
2015	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2015	Resident	not stated	469	169	36.03%
2015	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	not stated	11	11	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	0	74	14	18.92%
2014	Nonresident	1	32	15	46.88%
2014	Nonresident	2	7	6	85.71%
2014	Nonresident	3	3	3	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	not stated	105	30	28.57%
2014	Resident	0	546	226	41.39%
2014	Resident	1	208	133	63.94%
2014	Resident	2	47	39	82.98%
2014	Resident	3	6	5	83.33%
2014	Resident	4	6	5	83.33%
2014	Resident	not stated	543	215	39.59%
2014	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2014	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2014	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%

No bonus point level guarantees a licence in Montana, and this page does not publish one. FWP squares your bonus points and adds them to your current application as extra chances — three points give ten chances, ten points give a hundred and one — so the drawing is a weighted lottery and not a queue. More points is better odds every time, and a place in line never.

Not stated is FWP's own blank cell, and it is not the same as nought. The department's reports frequently carry both a nought-point row and a blank one for the same pool in the same year, with different application counts, and both are inside the district total it prints. FWP does not say what separates them, so they are shown apart rather than added together into a "no points" figure it never published.

Sources for this licence

2026 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2026-06-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2025 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2025-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2024 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2024-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2023 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-19, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2022-06-13, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2021-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2020-06-11, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2019-07-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2018-07-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2017 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2017-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 Elk B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-07-20, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 elk B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2026 Elk B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2026-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2025 Elk B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2025-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2024 Elk B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2024-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2023 Elk B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Elk B Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-05, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 DEA detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 deer elk antelope detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 DEA detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 elk b detailed statistics.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2018-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2017 dea detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 dea detailed bp stats.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 dea detailed statistics final.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 dea detailed statistics.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-22, fetched 2026-09-03

Other licences in these districts

Elk B licence 696-00 Elk B licence 698-00 Elk B licence 699-00 Elk B licence 699-01 Elk B licence 700-80 Elk B licence 798-01 Elk B licence 798-81 Elk B licence 799-00 Elk permit 700-00 Elk permit 700-20 All Montana elk All Montana species

Bonus points are one of Montana's two point systems and the only one that applies here. The other, preference points, exists on nonresident combination licences alone and works in the opposite way. See how these numbers are produced and checked, or the Montana application deadlines.